Roy Frey Western - Vol 2, Number 1

We've got everything for ridin', ropin', rodeoin'
Jeans, hats, and boots & tack for showin'
We've got it all from tack to ties
So cowboy up down at Roy Frey's!

Happy New Year! 2007 is a milestone for the equine industry and for us personally as Roy Frey Western begins its 55th year of serving cowboys, cowgirls and their horses with all their western lifestyle needs. We greatly appreciate and thank all of our wonderful customers who shop with us. The staff at Roy Frey Western looks forward to celebrating this 55th Anniversary with many new and exciting events at the store. Again, as one of the last complete western stores in Northeast Kansas, we do appreciate your support and loyalty and we promise to keep providing all your western lifestyle needs and services.

We have some very special catalog items available for ordering on-line. You will note that there are a few of these items that are one-of-a-kind (they are noted as such) . . . and on those items, you can call your order in to the store. The rest of the items can be ordered directly on-line, but please feel free to call us with any questions you may have on your order. Roy Frey Western: (785) 232-0579
(Note: If you choose to use Pay Pal to pay on-line, your request will be facilitated by Dr. M. A. Stachiw and our good friends at AgBusinessMail.Com.)

2007 Purina Equestrian Academy
It’s the 6th annual 2007 Purina Equestrian Academy offering excellent equine education to horse enthusiasts in the Midwest. The new 2007 Equestrian Academy is scheduled to begin this winter, meeting on Tuesday evenings, January 23 through March 13 from 7 pm to 9 pm. Equine 107, Equine Management and Health Care, will be offered in Topeka, KS. We are very excited to be holding the series at the Roy Frey Western Lifestyles store this year.

Again, the course will target amateurs and professionals in the horse industry, 16 years of age and older, who want to further their education in equine science, as well as become more familiar with current topics in the horse industry.

Professionals in the equine industry, including veterinarians from the Kansas State Veterinary Teaching College, will present each session of the Equestrian Academy. Tentative subjects include Equine Nutrition, Caring for Wounds, Infectious Diseases in the Horse, Equine Dentistry, Performance Horse Lameness, Equine Behavior and Training, and Equine Reproduction.

To enroll in the Equestrian Academy course, please send the accompanying registration form with payment to the address on the form (Click Here)
Tuition - $100 per participant or $25 per class as space permits
Minimum age limit of 16 years of age
Limited to 60 participants
Tuesday evenings, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, January 23 through March 13, 2006
Held at: Roy Frey Western Lifestyles, 121 N.E. US Highway 24, Topeka, KS 66608, (785)232-0579
For additional details on the Equestrian Academy, see Calendar section of this newspaper.

For more information, please call Ernie Rodina (785) 242-8748 or (785) 418-6047, or Dr. Katie Young (816) 392-0758.

PRCA Rodeo
It’s PRCA Rodeo time! January 19 & 20 at the Kansas Expocentre, Topeka. Roy Frey Western has $3 off rodeo ticket vouchers or purchase $35 in Wrangler products and get a free rodeo ticket for the Jan. 19th performance while they last.
Get your hat cleaned and shaped before the rodeo. Need a new outfit? We have a great selection of shirts, blouses, vests and jeans to have you looking your western best.

Come by the store on Sat. Jan. 20th and meet Jessie Wilson, representative from Ariat Boots. Learn about the wonderful comfort system in the Ariat boots and take advantage of Ariat in-store promotions – all Ariat boots 20% off – one day only!

What’s New – Barn Wood Western Art, Shelves, Mirrors
Just arrived is a new shipment of custom made barn wood framed western art priced under $100. Beautiful pieces to give you a new look in your home for the new year. Come see the unique custom shelves and mirrors with horseshoe hooks and a large shelve with western art in the center that can be used as a headboard. Perfect for your western lifestyle.

Boots – Boots & More Boots!
We just finished inventory and we have over 3,000 pairs of boots for cowboys and cowgirls, ages infant to “older than dirt” in stock! Come see the largest selection of work, casual, dress, exotic and steel-toe and Muck boots in Northeast Kansas. Get a new pair of Ariat inserts to put the spring back into your step if your Ariat’s are feeling a bit flat.

WESA Denver Market
It’s January and time for Jo, Mike and Marilyn to go to market in Denver. Watch for a report on all the latest trends and styles in the next RFW e-newsletter and for new and unique merchandise to be arriving soon. Dewayne, Lindsay, Liz and Jolie will be holding down the fort for a few days – might be a good time to visit the store as Dewayne will sell anything while Jo is gone.

Specials on Saddles
Roy Frey Western has a $100 off special on all new saddles including Alamo 13” & 14” Youth Saddles. Regularly $550 – now $450! Perfect all-around saddle for your little buckaroo!

We currently have some wonderful used saddles - stop in and give them a test ride!

        • 15” Tucker trail saddle – 3-4 years old – like new with two breast collars - $950 Can get matching bridle.
        • 15” Stubben Edelweiss Junior English Saddle – rode 6 times – includes irons, leathers, girth, cover – Tree width 32” - $950
        • Reinsman Comfort Fit Trail Saddle with flex tree – quarter horse bars – fits a lot of horses – 17” seat. Most comfortable saddle you will ever
           ride in! Coffee color. Extra wide stirrups. 28 lbs. $1350 – rode twice. New $1750
        • Bud Sankey, Rose Hill, KS 17” round skirt barrel saddle. $450
        • 1991 OrthoFlex 16” Western Stock Saddle and matching breast collar. New $2,800 – Now $975 Great trail saddle
        • 16” Circle Y Arabian round skirt saddle with lots of silver trim. $500
        • 12” Big Horn and Simco kids saddles – would also be great home décor.
        • 14” Martha Josey Ultimate – 1 year old – fancy star conchos $1095
        • 15” Slick Seat saddle - $250
        • 16 ½” Billy Cook Cutting Saddle – excellent condition $850

Cookbooks
We have 3 fundraiser cookbooks that are full of yummy recipes and the money goes to wonderful causes! They are all just $10 each - Lucky Spur Saddle Club, Oskaloosa; Bone Appetit First Helping (Helping Hands Humane Society, Topeka); and Jefferson County Humane Society Cook book.

Here’s a recipe from the Lucky Spur Saddle Club Cookbook that I made for the staff on January 1 when we did inventory and they loved it:

Old Santa Fe Soup
1 lb ground beef
1 medium onion chopped
1 lb Velveeta cheese
1 can Rotel tomatoes & green chilies
1 can tomato sauce
1 can corn
1 can pinto beans

Brown ground beef and onion. Drain grease. Add canned ingredients to meat. Cut cheese in chunks and add to soup. (Can melt cheese in microwave and then add to soup mixture to cut down on cooking time.) Heat well and serve with chips.

We pre-cook the meat and then mix everything together and heat it in a crock pot to serve at the store. Fast, easy and good!

Drop Off Point for KSU Equestrian Team Tack Donations
The KSU Equestrian Team is in need of good, clean, used or new English and Western tack and grooming supplies. Especially needed are snaffle bits, leather chin straps, headstalls, reins, saddles (for short people) and show clothes. This fall when you clean out your tack room or horse trailer, think of the KSU Equestrian Team and bring your items to Roy Frey Western. We will get them to Head Coach, Teresa Slough. Your support with this tack drive is greatly appreciated.

Jan 9-11 - Farm Show, Kansas ExpoCentre, Topeka, KS. Craig Cameron, Clinician
Jan 13th & Jan 27th (Feb dates TBA) – Heartland Ranch, 3201 SW 93rd St, Wakarusa, KS – “Striving To Ensure Progress” (STEP) riding – a unique approach to solving training challenges. Jennifer Long-Hermesch offers the STEP riding program to benefit riders at all levels, no matter the discipline. STEP program tailors the training to your level. For more information call Heartland Ranch 785-836-2020 or go to www.stepriding.com.
Cost is $60 per day for 8 hours.
Jan 19-20, 2007 - PRCA Championship Rodeo, Landon Arena, Kansas ExpoCentre, Topeka, KS. Produced by Mosbrucker Rodeo, Inc.
Jan 20 – KQHA Annual Meeting & Banquet, West Holidome, Topeka 785-215-4697 for reservations.
Tuesday evenings Jan 23 & 30; Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 & March 6 & 13 – Roy Frey Western will be hosting the Purina Equestrian Academy this year – more info to follow.

Jan. 23 - Mar. 13 - 2007 EQUESTRIAN ACADEMY - Tuesday evenings, 7:00 pm-9:00 pm, Roy Frey Western, 121 N.E. US Highway 24 in
            Topeka, KS will be hosting the Purina Mills and K-State Veterinary Teaching Hospital's 2007 Equestrian Academy. Equine 107 covers many
            facets of equine management and health care. Tuition is $100 per participant or $25 per class as space permits.
            Minimum age limit is 16 years of age. Limited to 60 participants -- REGISTER NOW!

            For more details on this new series, Click Here. To view flyer with subject details, Click Here. To view or print registration form, Click Here.
            To view tentative schedule of subject matter for each meeting, Click Here.

            (For questions or more information, please call Dr. Katie Young (816) 392-0758 or Ernie Rodina (785) 242-8748.)

Jan 27 – Jackson CO Livestock Association meeting and dinner – Fashion Show by Roy Frey Western Lifestyles

February

Feb 3-4 – Purina Priority Horseman’s Conference, Kansas Expocentre, Topeka Click Here for more details
Feb 16-19 – Double B Barrel Bash, Kansas Expocentre, Topeka
Feb 23-25 – Equifest of Kansas, Wichita   www.kansashorsecouncil.com

March

March 2 – George Strait coming to Kemper Arena
March 31 - TPAC Cowboy Symphony, featuring Judy Coder & Pride of the Prairie. 785-232-2032

April

April 1 - Saddle & Sirloin NBHA Barrel Race - Carol Wingate/Bill Hull
April 14 - NBHATarget Barrel Race, Kansas Expocentre, Topeka
April 21 - Chuckwagon/Ranch Cooking Class by Josh Hoy, Flying W Ranch, Clements, KS. Seminars on "Setting a Western Table" and "Western Centerpieces" will be held with the cooking class at Roy Frey Western.
April 27-30 - KS NBHA State Championship, Kansas Expocentre, Topeka - Dawn Dawson

June

June 16 - Symphony in Prairie
June 22-24 Craig Cameron Extreme Cowboy Race, Saddle & Sirloin, Kansas City - Bill Hull
June 29- July 1- NBHA Regional Championship, Kansas Expocentre, Topeka

July

July 28 - National Day of the American Cowboy

September

Sept 8 - Double B Barrel Bash, Kansas Expocentre, Topeka
Sept 13-16 - U.S. Cavalry Association (USCA) will be conducting its 2007 National Cavalry Competition (NCC) at Fort Riley, KS.
Sept 28-30 - Purina Dream Ride, Flying W, Cedar Point

October

Oct 5-7 - Chris Cox Horsemanship Tour, Kansas Expocentre, Topeka
Oct 13-14 - Farmhouse Daze, Farmhouse Church, Topeka

Tune in Sunday mornings at 6:00 a.m. to 580 AM radio for the Better Horses show staring Ernie Rodina (Bronco Ernie) and co-host, Dawn Dawson. Ernie highlights area trainers and horse happenings. Listen for Jo & Dewayne to talk about trends in the industry and new product arrivals at Roy Frey Western.

Roy Frey Western encourages you to adopt a Helping Hands Humane Society, Topeka or Jefferson County Humane Society dog that needs a farm/ranch life and would be good around livestock. We are proud to help find these loving dogs a new home. Get a $10 cook book for yourself or give one as a gift and help the HHHS.

Remember, you can always visit our web page and check our calendar for all the equine events in the area . . . visit us at www.royfreywestern.com.

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	Directions: Roy Frey Western is located on the corner of Kansas Avenue and Highway 24 in Topeka, KS just across from Gage Bowl North. We are only 10 minutes from the Kansas ExpoCentre. (Click here to view map)
121 NE US Hwy 24 Topeka, KS 66608-1750 Phone: (785) 232-0579 Fax: (785) 232-1581
*Store Hours:* Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Sunday Noon until 5:00 p.m.